Wicca is a modern pagan, witchcraft religion

Wicca is a diverse religion with no central authority or figure defining it.

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic, though it is not always necessary

Pentacle, worn as a pendant, depicts a pentagram, or five-pointed star, used as a symbol of Wicca by many adherents.

Beliefs in Wicca range from hard polytheism to even monotheism.

Wicca is typically duotheistic, worshipping a god and goddess traditionally viewed as a mother goddess and horned god.

The term Wicca first achieved widespread acceptance when referring to the religion in the 1960s and 70s

Application of the word Wicca has given rise to "a great deal of disagreement and infighting".

The Goddess and the God may be regarded as the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine

The God and Goddess are generally seen as lovers and equals, the Divine Couple who together co-create the cosmos.

Traditionally the God is viewed as a Horned God, associated with nature, wilderness, sexuality, hunting and the life cycle

The Horned God is given various names according to the tradition, and these include Cernunnos, Pan, Atho and Karnayna.

The Goddess is usually portrayed as a Triple Goddess, thereby being a triadic deity comprising a Maiden goddess, a Mother goddess, and a Crone goddess

Some Wiccans, particularly from the 1970s onwards, have viewed the Goddess as the more important of the two deities, who is pre-eminent in that she contains and conceives all. In this respect, the God is viewed as the spark of life and inspiration within her, simultaneously her lover and her child.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Who This God Anubis The Gatekeeper Of The Great Beyond

Who This God Anubis The Gatekeeper Of The Great Beyond
ANUBIS is one of the most big GODS of the EGYPTIAN PANTHEON and the Firstly God of the Criminal world until Chief Settle. His name is the GREEK design of what Egyptians within walking distance as ANAPA or ANPU. The etymology of the word Anubis is under break. One proposition that it derives from "Ceremonial Youngster, Decay "or even" Puppy".According to the OGDOAD System, ANUBIS is the son of RA, the source. Anubis at this time is deliberate the far-reaching head of clan of the Criminal world. In forward-looking scripts Anubis, the Jackal-head God is the son of NEPHTHYS Goddess of Domestic and Home-produced Associations and SET (Seth) God of the Deserts and Slowness. According to several other myths which are the most strong Anubis is the real son of OSIRIS the Balloon Ruler of the Criminal world. These myths instruct that Anubis mother NEPHTHYS, anonymously as ISIS seduced Set's brother, Osiris now making love and this is how Anubis was conceived. Anubis is wedded to the Goddess ANPUT, invoked as the "Mother of Waiflike "and the "Aristocrat of Supernatural" and has a child the perplexing Goddess KEBECHET, she who purifies and revitalizes the WATERS. We donate get back to these Goddesses in a far along posts.Anubis in any design of the story bamboozle the Caretaker AND Absolute OF THE Criminal world. In ancient Egyptian invocations Anubis is invoked as the Warden OF THE Keep back (of the afterlife). Egyptians pray to Anubis in order to help and round the Self-confidence of the Losses prized ones and alike to Gain THE Given up for lost SOULS TO Cause THEIR WAY IN AFTERLIFE and be guided by his See the future Order. Anubis is said to help even the ones who were precedent and not lower-level highly. The Frustrate (WEIGHTER) OF THE HEARTS, Anubis, is the number one God called to bless FUNERALS as he is the one who stands formerly the See the future Stall, meaning the deal with of Embalming. He is alike the one in lever essential whether a go is spontaneous or not. In a story, since Osiris was murdered, Anubis was the one who embalmed his mass with the help of Nephthys and Isis. Anubis is as a rule depicted as a black JACKAL or JACKAL-HEADED MAN. Black symbolized the Failure and Renaissance for the Cloudy Egyptians. It is alike deliberate terribly unpretentious that ancient Egyptians adopted what's more Dogs (on top BLACK DOGS) and Jackals as the symbols of Anubis. Following all Anubis rules the Dog-star. Jackals and Dogs were alike conquer psychopomb nature, in other words they were deliberate guardians and escorts of the Losses. In forward-looking Hellenistic and Ptolemaic lifetime the wealth of the Fashion of Anubis was called Cynopolis, the civil of Dogs.Option aspect of Anubis comes from what Egyptians called him "Opener of Relations". Anubis is expected to unblock our path and relax blocks in our way. Anubis is alike called as the "One who Stands upon the Bunch" meaning that he observes all and guards. Anubis is likably invoked to aid in Oracles. This is doubtless having the status of of his forward-looking association with the Greek God Hermes (Mercury in Latin), but doubtless it derives from the fact the he observes all. Priests of Anubis is expected to wear Jackal Masks in order to middling the armed of Anubis, as several tribes do in order to middling the armed of each totem animal or God / Goddess or other armed. TIP! If you require to fair a better draw near with the Spirit/Force you stipulate or summon or pray to, try to hold its form or symbols in what you wear. I understand that's it's pretty imbalanced to circle in your Boss's fork draining a Jackal Contain but you can create charms, secret charms in the form of the Spirit's Impress. On the other hand, if you perform a individualistic ritual or a spell where no one donate thought you, try to wear a block out or something rather worship. This is how SHAMANS middling the power of each TOTEM Pig too. We donate create mega information soon!Perform tricks Anubis and ask for his help:o For PROTECTIONo To Contact THE DEADo To help lost Souls find their way to the Lighto To become quiet the leave-taking from this Survival to the Othero For Renaissance spells and Recalling of Later Liveso To UNBLOCK YOUR Boulevard, to switch the dreadful weights of some problemso For Foretelling SpellsYou can find mega in a site respectful to Anubis http://www.yinepu.org/Transform Yourself, Transform the World!Cook up, Play, Love!

The Magick Of Padlocks

The Magick Of Padlocks
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fighting as they emanate from padlock

Padlocks are lock devices invented in ancient Rome in third century, but some consider they've existed in simpler forms in ancient Egypt as well. However The padlock, as we know it today, with the lock body, shackle and key had been, as said above, made ( created, composed ) in third century, and quickly gained popularity and spread beyond the great Roman empire. It was due to it being useful, practical and portable, more so in times when personal property was not as protected ( by law ) as today is. The origin of the word "padlock" may be traced into old English : "padlock", even though the meaning of the prefix "pad" remains unclear. In Germanic and Scandinavian country, the words used to described padlock, literarily translate to "hanging lock" or "hang lock". Possibly their simple use and effectiveness were not the only things that made people like them. It is considered that in China they were initially used by emperor and wealthy people, as a sort of power/status symbol. Wooden beams were used before padlocks to protect property in china and were doing a good job. Padlocks were ( and are still ) mostly made of metal, so it could have been that this had added, at least spiritually, to their "protective" power.

In psychology, lock, and consequently padlocks, bare many symbolic meanings, as they do in folklore and myths as well. Well I'd say what Freud though keyhole or padlock and key represent, but I try to keep this blog pg rated lol. It's worth mentioning ( for those unfamiliar with the fact ) that Freud's analogies and symbolism were almost always sexually related. Besides, symbols are not defined with how some humans perceive them, but with what they represent. Therofore, locks and padlocks are usually indicative of something that is suppressed, locked, repressed or dissociated in the unconscious or elsewhere, while keys are symbols or solution to the riddle, resolving of the problem and alike. Same applies to padlock and keys in dream analysis, and here is an example on how the locks dreams are interpreted by one online dream interpretation source:

"Dreaming of a lock represents that you cannot get what you desire. If you are locked out of something, first relate what you are looked out of to your life. Maybe you are concealing parts of yourself. You feel confused and locked out of society.

If the lock is shut around your wrist, even though it is by accident, in reality it denotes feelings of uncertainty about expressing your feelings. You probably feel like you cannot trust people with them, you may be right. However, it is a risk you should take if you want to be understood and accepted."

We should note, here, that the concept of lock and padlock is hardly ever separated in mundane speech or discussion, which is fine, because symbolically and in terms of esotery and occult, the two might be seen as almost the same. That simply means, that You'll have to try harder to find an entry: "padlock" in dream dicitionries, but even when You do it will say pretty much the same as under "lock" or will simply say "look under lock" lol

Unfortunately, in occultism, padlocks are rarely ( if at all, in a proper manner ) dealt with at all, more entries on them we find in folk magick and folklore. Seems like indeed, over the years some magick related information and secrets get lost. Where I live ( Eastern Europe ), is however common to find some of the "oldest" magickal secrets preserved intact, in their raw and "undistilled" form, which is so simply due to lack of urbanization in remote ( usually mountain ) areas, where people still have much closer bond to nature and heritage of their ancestors, than most of us ( city people lol ) do. Interesting, in Taiwan they are considered to be sort of luck generators, when affixed to the train station overpass. It is believed that the trains magnetic force shall empower them and make wishes come true. Make sense, if we look at occult belief that magnetic field ( such as TV's electromagnetic field ) help wishes come true. Hence, the same is with padlocks. Researching European, and American folklore, as well as drawing from ( little ) written and ( rich ) oral tradition of Balkan peninsula cunning folk, has given me some, good information of properties and uses of padlocks in occult and magick, and here is what I've encountered:

. Padlocks represent oppressive, constricting and protective force and impediment

. Padlocks can be seen as "double headed", as they can cross, or bind, and uncross or unbind, see examples latter in text. This is particularly true in Balkan peninsula folk magick

. Padlocks can be used in love magick, which gains popularity in certain urban areas of the world. This may be so because padlock can be symbolic of an unbroken, firm, steady bond.

. Padlock s like locks can be opened magickally using various plants, seals and or other techniques

PADLOCKS AND CROSSING


Padlocks can be used to cross indeed. The very simple symbolism obviously played an important role here. Padlocks restrict, bind, lock, they can do same when cunningly employed to someone's energy, will power, joje de vivere, allegedly even spirit. Certain sprit traps contained a padlock, as part of them. I witnessed a folk ritual that used a poppet over which ( or around which ) a padlock was closed and then they were thrown together in a river, and so symbolically sacrificed, or given, tied and helpless to watery spirit called Tartor, a nasty chthonic entity, invoked in Balkan peninsula folk magick. Somewhat less sever example, is what they call here "erotic black magick" where the personal concern of desired person is collected and "locked in padlock" along with casters. This when properly done, violently binds two persons together, sometimes literarily unless one of the parties in question dies. Similarly, a men's personal concerns ( mostly seminal fluid ) can be collected on with a piece of cotton or old cloth, which is then ritually ( while speaking and incantation ) "locked" with padlock to make men infertile or dysfunctional in a specific sense, ehm...lol

LOVE LOCKING WITH PADLOCKS


As I have mentioned before, padlocks can be used for love magick, and even what is considered love manipulation and binding, taking away sexual virility and so on. As of more-less recently, people from all around Europe have been practicing a strange ritual with padlocks. It seems to be a part of urban culure now, for a couple to write their names together, on a padlock and hung it on a bridge's fence or even a tree in some cases. This was allegedly supposed to ensure the stability and endurance of the relationship, and was even more powerful if done of ( let's call them such ) cultic or legendary places, such as certain Bridges. In Paris for example, there is "Ponte des arts", or "Ponte Vecchio" in Florence ( Italy, it had 5500 padlocks attached to it, now removed :O ) or "Most ljubavi" ( in town Vrnjacka Banja ) in Serbia, Ponte Milvio in Rome ( Italy again, this one inspired by romantic novel ) etc. Usually these places have some sort of legend, or myth about the fierce love between two Young people, associated with them.

Whether such practice is effective or not, You tell me, You've probably encountered it somewhere near You. It can be illegal and damaging to the architecture, therefore people might consider that as well.

PADLOCK UNCROSSING RITUAL


Now the following is an example of a ritual used to remove an evil spell, as used in Eastern Europe. It is however very possible that the such use of padlock and key is ( or was, or had been ) more cosmopolite, however in such form, it has survived where I live, and in some neighboring mainland and Mediterranean European countries

It requires 6 black candles, and incense ( here was often either or a mixture of: Frankincense, Sage, Nettle, Blackberry leafs, Basil and other ), a sponge or old cloth, ( or piece of fabric ), needles or pins, and a padlock with a key. In older days, they used candles covered with tar and or chimney sooth, which made the candles smell really nasty when burnt, and the odor created was considered to be a demonifuge of a kind. Padlock has sympathetic role in the ritual in the way. For closed padlock may represent ( or even be used to ) restrained will power, luck, binding, captivity etc. Ritually unlocking a padlock was symbolic of breaking bonds, much like piece of broken chain in Your Uncrossing Condition oil. It was also symbolic of "taking control" over the messes and fusses in Your life, and bringing it to desired state once again, for which key of the padlock is used. The sponge or clothe is a form of image magick and it represents the very evil that oppresses one, bad luck, enemies, evil magick, evil spirits sent, evil energy, You name it. Warmed needles are stick into it during one phase of the ritual, thus symbolically overpowering, defeating and destroying evil. Let's take a look at ritual broken down to steps :

. Light six black candles and as You do meditate on Your strength to overpower evil and injustice

. Light the incense

. Inhale the incense smoke few times, than open/ unlock the ( locked ) padlock above the candles saying something along the lines: "This padlock I open, over my condition/situation / destiny power to gain". This can be done few times. Then leave the unlocked padlock on the left, and the key on the right side of the candles.

. Heat the needles or pins on candle flame and while hot, stick them in the sponge saying something along the lines: "Sponge I puncture, evil to rupture" Some people would repeat the procedure with a single needle, some would use more than one, others may use more than one and repeat the pining with each. This seems to have been left for intuitive insight of the practitioner to determine

. When finished, take sponge and one of the two candles placed in the middle ( candles were usually place d in a row, one next to another, forming a line of a sort ), and go where there is some river or stream ( moving, flowing body of water ) light the sponge on a candles flame and throw it as swiftly as You can into a body of the water saying something along the lines: "Evil I have pinned, into neverland"* "I've sent, Evil I have burned, forever destroyed, evil I've send down the water, forever of it I'm released!"** Take the candle with You, and come back home

. Return the candle to it's proprietary place among other candles, and then extinguish them candles by blowing them out, one by one, realizing that as You do so, You are destroying the power that the evil spell has over Your life.

. Collect the extinguished candle and any remaining wax, or material, pack them in a paper bag and carry and toss down the body of moving water.

Now the local etnographist
that recorder the ritual adds what seems to be a modern addition to the ritual, more so If we take in consideration that in many remote parts of Balkan peninsula, colored candles where pretty much unattainable, all up to very recently. Furthermore, as younger I was taught the variation of the ritual, and it did not include the following:

. Light one green, one purple and one red candle

. Take the padlock in Your left hand, and the key in Your right then lock and unlock the padlock 9 times as You speak something along the lines: "Padlock I hold, future/destiny to control, this Key I hold, eternal luck to gain an' withhold !"

. Place the Key and padlock a in a box separated on two compartments, ideally equal ones. The box was best to be wooden, or metal. It is hidden from plain sight, and can be opened should the need for extra power and luck arise, regarding some serious issue or condition

Many Blessings, Shadow !

NOTES: This article was written and composed by myself, so If You wish to use it elswhere online, give credit, Shadow of Shadows magick place, Shadow-333@hotmail.com or simply a direct link to this post

CREDITS AND REFERENCES : according to www.dreamdictionary.org, lock entry source of the information regarding belief about padlocks in Taiwan, can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love padlocks Look under : Explanations and clarifications, under
Other useful reference : http://www.historicallocks.com/en/site/hl/Padlocks/Padlocks-in-China/ http://www.historicallocks.com/en/site/hl/Locks-and-magic/ Explanations and clarifications: *Neverland is the most similar concept, and most practical translation to/for the "Land with no echo" mentioned often in banishing incantations of Balkan peninsula traditional witchcraft. It's a nasty place where all sort of evil became trapped to fight among themselves and eventually fade away. It is described as a place "with no echo, where rosters never sound themselves, dogs never bark, birds never sing etc..." **While for this very ritual there is no specific incantation, instead generic banishment incantations are used, they take form as they usually do in Balkan peninsula folk magick, they use simple, often corrupted language, and are formed so to rhyme in a very simple manner, much like modern rapping, in a way. I have done my best to translate them to English here so that they still retain their natural syllable melodies and rhythm, and to be analogous to the original version Note how method of disposal are similar to those of traditional Hoodoo and Conjure, it's just unclear to me ( and always had been ) why is sponge tossed separately from the rest, and prior to the candles. When I asked cunning folk lady that taught me the ritual she simply replied :" like everything in nature there is an order in which things are done "
and Ethnograpist, anthropologist and journalist Jasna Jojic Pavlovski, had recorded this ritual, and has posted it in her magazine "Lek I amajlija, za srecu I ljubav" ( literarily Cure and amulet, for luck and love" ) and has added the part with three colored candles, that I was not aware of. The version given in above text is translated from Serbian by myself, edited, and commented by myself, for Your convenience. The author has her website, for those interested here: http://www.vlaskamagija.com/o-jasni-jojic/ Padlock Image with Demon and Angel, is from the cover of an older edition of the author's book, slightly edited by myself, and used here for illustrative purposes only with no ill will J IMAGE CREDITS: The padlock image is an edition of scan of the cover of the book "Cuda Vlaske magije" by above mentioned author, local ethnologist ( see under
,
) and is used here without any ill will for illustrative and explanatior y purposes only

Are We Secular Fundamentalists

Are We Secular Fundamentalists
I just started reading God's Politics : Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It. Admittedly, this is a bit of a change of pace from the books I usually read. It was written by a Christian who wants more faith in politics but opposes the co-opting of religion by either political party. While I find all the pro-faith stuff rather sickening, I am determined to give it a chance.

In the first few pages, I encountered the term "secular fundamentalists" in the context of right wing Christian conservatives. The author used this phrase to describe people who want to keep religion out of politics and public life. The author feels strongly that faith has a central place in both politics and public life and that both extremes (i.e., Christian fundamentalists and "secular fundamentalists") are problematic.

I argue here that the term "secular fundamentalist" is a meaningless distortion. Fortunately, we have a widely accepted definition of religious fundamentalism from which to start our comparison. As researched for a previous post, religious fundamentalism includes the following components:

1. Biblical Inerrancy

2. Evangelism

3. Premillenialism (expectation of second coming, rapture, etc.)

4. Separatism/Sense of Persecution

5. Biblical Literalism (at least with regard to creation)

Note: The research through which I arrived at these 5 components included mostly Christian sources.

Are there analogues for any of these components in the secular community (so far as there even is a secular community)? There is no core secular doctrine, so #1 and #5 have no bearing. I also see no analogue for #3. We are focused on this life because we recognize that it is the only life we have. The closest thing we might have to #2 are efforts by some atheists to combat the negative image of atheists held by much of the public. Certainly there are those among us who seek to foster the spread of atheism, but we are not really trying to spread a doctrine as much as we are encouraging people to embrace reality and give up superstition. I do see an analogue to #4, but our sense of separation/persecution is based in modern reality. We are a hated minority; this is not a point of controversy. Some of us also foster this sense of separation by continuing to mount an assault on the religion.

The closest label I can identify to what might be called "secular fundamentalist" would be something like "atheist activist." By this I mean an atheist who takes an activist stance about his/her atheism. Yes, I would put myself in this category. However, I don't see the necessary components of fundamentalism in this label.

Tags: atheist, atheism, religion, Christianity, politics, secular, fundamentalist, fundamentalism, faithCopyright (c) 2013 Atheist Revolution.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Reinforcing The Fairy Tale

Reinforcing The Fairy Tale
by Tyrone Williams

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Christians often complain that if we unbelievers don't believe in god, then we should be quiet about it. "Why argue against god so much, if you don't believe in him?," they'll quip. They are suggesting that maybe, on some Freudian level, we really DO believe, and that is why we debate and argue. (I'll deal with this bit of sophistry later.)

Not only is this absolute nonsense, but I can prove that the exact opposite is true. And that opposite truth is that Christians are afraid to shut up about god precisely because they DON'T believe in him and they must constantly reinforce their beliefs lest they become atheists.

Think about it.

Why do Christians read their bibles daily or weekly? Don't they already know what it says? (Probably not.)

Why do they obediently swarm to church services each week, sometimes three times a week, to hear the Word of God as preached by some stranger? Again, don't they already know what His Word says?

Why must Christians labor all day in prayer, praise and worship, calling on His name? Does God truly need all this sycophantic toadying to stroke his ego?

And finally, why do Christians believe something "bad" will happen to them if they fail to accomplish the preceding fetishes? Wrath of god? Demonic attack? Sickness and poverty? What will happen if the good luck charm is ignored?

Christians (and other theists for that matter) remind me of the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. While walking through the enchanted forest the Lion is panic stricken. He has just witnessed his colleague the Tin Man be punished for NOT believing in ghosts. So the Cowardly Lion rubs his tail, squeezes his eyes shut and begins to chant, "I do believe in ghosts. I do believe in ghosts. I do, I do, I do, I do, I DO! believe in ghosts!" He says this in an effort to placate the angry spirits, figuring that if he confirms his FAITH they won't punish him for his doubts and lack of reverence.

Sound familiar?

Christians are constantly bombarded by their leaders that they MUST "continue in the faith" and "abide in Christ" lest they "fall away." In other words, if they don't stick with the brainwashing program, the spell will wear off AND something "bad" will happen to them. That "bad" thing is called APOSTASY. Falling away.

But what, then, does that say about faith? About your so-called strong belief in god?

As an atheist I don't need to remind myself that there is no god. (I just get a kick out of telling OTHER people, just to watch them squirm and recoil in fear!) My atheism needs no reinforcing. It's a fait accompli. If I don't bother with any of it, then I WON'T believe.

And THAT is just the point that the preacher makes when he warns people to "abide in Christ." People who don't think about God, people who don't read their bibles, people who don't seek fellowship, people who don't pray, people who don't worship, people who don't have their faith under-girded and have their spiritual batteries recharged WILL become unbelievers! They will recognize that this God fetish isn't necessary for their lives. God will fade into non-existence, relegated to the shadows of mythology, along with Zeus and Hercules, where they all belong.

So each week these Christians run around clutching their bibles and crosses, with their eyes shut tight, heads bowed, hands lifted to heaven, chanting to themselves, "I do believe in god, I do believe in god, I do, I do, I do, I do, I DO believe in GOD!" Failure to do so is to risk unbelief and even retribution from this spiritual terrorist.

And then they have the nerve to question why WE unbelievers talk about god "so much"?

It is to laugh. If a Christian's belief is SO strong, then why the panic to be constantly reminded that their God is real? Why can't they simply let it go? Just believe and get on with their lives. Why must Christians constantly pray, preach, and worship? What are they afraid of? Is "God" that much of a tyrant and egomaniac that he must be acknowledged in all things, and at all times, lest he be angered and smite you? (The answer is "yes", BTW. I've read the bible. I've heard the sermons. "God" gets angry if you don't lick his feet.)

Or could it be that YOU must constantly fool yourself into believing something that is an obvious lie?

Again, the answer is a resounding "yes". Failure to reinforce the fairy tale is to risk apostasy and atheism. A fate "worse than death" for the gullible sheep of god.

Once again, I'm SO glad I managed to escape that insane asylum called Religion. What a sorry way to live.

Finally, I'd like to address the opening barb that got me to thinking about all of this. To wit: "Why do we unbelievers talk about god if we don't believe in him?"

I can think of two good reasons. (There may be more, but these are the best.)

One, if we remained silent, then you theists would claim that we didn't exist. By our silence you would be able to make the case that non-believers either are a myth, or that we are a statistical anomaly, OR that our polite silence is our tacit admission that we don't have a problem with god. We complain "so much" to make our voices heard. We're NOT arguing against "god", but against god-believers and their delusions. To remain silent is to yield the field of battle to our opponents. To remain silent is a tacit admission that we have no argument in the theater of ideas, and therefore we concede defeat to the theists. And I, for one, refuse to give them so easy a victory.

And Two, we speak and write against god-belief to provide hope for those people struggling alone with their unbelief. The life of an unbeliever is lonely and sometimes dangerous. We find ourselves awash in a sea of religious nitwits. People who consider US "deluded" because we refuse to blindly believe in their delusion. (Can you say "ironic"?) Often times we unbelievers think that we are the Last Sane Person on the planet, and we sink into despair and loneliness. That is until we find an internet web site filled with like-minded unbelievers who have the same problems with religion. We read articles and books that confirm what we've always believed was wrong with religion, and we take comfort in this. Now we know that we aren't alone. Now we know that there is nothing "wrong" with us. Others are on this journey with us.

And THAT is why we "complain so much" about god. We have an obligation, both private and public, to articulate our unbelief. We dare not remain silent. We have a duty to put the religious world on notice - "Here there be unbelievers!"

Understand something. Religious people will ALWAYS try to intimidate or trick the unbeliever into maintaining a revered and "respectful" silence about his/her unbelief. It is so much easier to spread and foster the religious lie if there is NO ONE to speak out against it. If no one says, "Hey! The Emperor hasn't got on any clothes!," then everyone will just keep pretending and lying to themselves and each other. The make believe will NEVER end. And THAT is why we speak.

So get used to it, Christians. We aren't shutting up and we aren't going away. Contrary to the now trendy, comedic barb, you are NOT the Borg(R) and resistance is NOT useless. The more we talk about this, the more it will become self-evident that god-belief is delusional. And then one day religious people will become too embarrassed to speak of their shameful and silly beliefs in mixed company. Finally, they'll keep such strange beliefs to themselves, like one politely withholds a fart until they're alone.

And the more we speak against religion today, the sooner that happy day of tomorrow will arrive.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Essence Of The Black Jaguar

Essence Of The Black Jaguar
A black panther is not a leopard. A black panther belongs to the jaguar () milieu, hard by in the suggest of the book which returned me to Torah - The Quark and the Jaguar (by Murray Gell-Mann). A black panther is hard by a uncouth rose in the midst of spotted jaguars and roses of copious other colors.From "Answers.com" about jaguars:The confirmation tint of the jaguar is on a national scale a orange yellow, but can lay out to red and black. The cat is implied in rosettes for mask in its complication homewards. The a skin condition alter all over again apparent coats and involving apparent Jaguars: rosettes may imply one or assorted dots, and the healthiness of the dots varies. The a skin condition on the go ahead and neck are on a national scale rigorous, as are those on the tail, where they may join together to form a band. The underbelly, throat and outer walls stop of the legs and cut flanks are white.A condition known as melanism occurs in the type. The melanistic form is less humble than the spotted form - six percent of jaguars in their South American lay out seize been reported to concede it- and is the shrewdness of a authoritarian allele. Jaguars with melanism stature entirely black, nevertheless their a skin condition are unhurried clear on close up investigation. Melanistic Jaguars are in private known as black panthers, but do not form a free type. Unprepared albino populace, sometimes called white panthers, approve in the midst of jaguars, as with the other big cats.Melanism is a "dark flower head of the sleeve, hair, fur, or bring down what of a high vigor of melanin."Melanin - transliterated inside Hebrew answer "full to extract with grandsons". clearly answer "having everything", "having full review" and "conferring dominance" . In view of that, upon my grandsons I sermon "all" dominance and bless them with "everything" absolutely and entirely, as were each of the patriarchs blessed with () "all" .Equally distinguishes a black jaguar from a spotted leopard-like one is both the "adjustment of it's rosettes" inside its flourishing tint dark of color at the genetic level and it's vigor "full to extract with grandsons".This roughly speaking the personification of the black jaguar, epitomizing the strong feminine personification, is true for me - the black tint bringing down and integrating understanding and knowledge (rosettes of binah and da'at) inside my own peculiar tradition in malchut, and it's essential nothing out of the ordinary vigor bringing out the fact that I am a grandmother blessed with 5 grandsons. Kabbalistically, the "grandson" of binah is rectified malchut. I seize 5 grandsons in real life - Tyler, Cameron, Devin, Logan and Trentin.Blessings brought down in all universes - Adam kadmon, atzilut, beriyah, yetzirah and assiyah.Assuredly, the personification of the black jaguar is get. I refreshing it.Footnotes: Etymological Vocabulary Of Biblical Hebrew, R' Matityahu Clark Sha'are Orah (Gates Of Intelligent), R' Yosef Gikatilla (pp. 21, 101-105)photographer everydayTechnorati tags: Torah Talmud Torah Judaism Kabbalah jewish religious studies religious studies jewish meditation meditation shamanism kabbalah iyunit kabbalah maasit witchcraft jewitchery jewitch witch sacred feminine divine feminine shechinah lilith spiritual cultivation spirituality kosher spirituality power natural world totems catch

Is Dungeons And Dragons Witchcraft

Is Dungeons And Dragons Witchcraft
No.

A popular concept rose up in the late 80's that Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) was used to recruit unaware youth into the occult. This idea was propagated by many Christian organizations. I can particularly remember the song "A Witch's Invitation" by Christian musical artist Carmen and he explored this concept.

Dungeons and Dragons is what is known as a role playing game and is very technical. There are no spells, curses, hexes or rituals involved in any of its text books. Basically, the books outline the physics, artificial history and cultures of a fantasy world.

There are two main reasons that many Christians believe that D&D is "Satanic" and thus leads to witchcraft, neither of which hold any factual truth. First, they associate Dragons with a representation of Lucifer as he is sometimes depicted as the beast or a great dragon in biblical scripture. Wiccans do not believe in Satan and Dragons have existed in the myths and legends of many cultures including those that predate the Judeo-Christian belief system. Secondly, a player can choose to become a Wizard in the game and use magic. Real world Wizards, or Magicians, do not associate themselves or their magic with the worship of divinity.

It is however true that people who are interested in a spiritual path involving magic are inclined to be drawn to play games like D&D because the fantasy aspects of using magic is something they feel drawn to. But saying that all people that play D&D are drawn to witchcraft is like saying people that watch movies about serial killers are drawn to being serial killers themselves.

The biggest threat that comes from playing a game like Dungeons and Dragons is that it opens the player's imagination to think outside the box, be creative and imaginative. The game is very logical when played within the "physical limitations" of the imaginary world. So in a way, it teaches people to begin to think for themselves and become more rational, so old arguments involving spirituality that do not hold their foundations under scrutiny become vulnerable to loss of belief.

As far as D&D being used as a recruitment tool by witches and pagans, this is absolutely untrue. Most pagans believe that each person is here to learn their own life lessons and to choose their own paths. Conversion is not in our belief system. We, pagans, only want the freedom to practice our beliefs without outside interference.

I do recommend that if someone is really interested in learning to use magic to play any role playing game (not pc games) to train their visualization skills.

Reference: healing-magic.blogspot.com

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Religion Belief Guest Post My Christian Friend Positive Testimony

Religion Belief Guest Post My Christian Friend Positive Testimony
I recently sent out a call for uplifting stories because my blog tends to be negative with story after story of miscreants and child abusers. Yet in my personal life, many of the people I know are wonderful examples of tolerance, love and service - and most of these people happen to be Christians. It's time I passed on a few good stories. I consider them a balance of sorts against my endless hypocrisy watch posts. If you would like to submit a guest post, please see the guides.

This guest post is by a real world friend named Brad Hightower. He writes the blog 21st Century Reformation.

My Christian Friend - A Positive Testimony


By Brad Hightower

Let me begin by saying that Joe is a good friend of mine. I admire his capacity to have a solidly evangelical friend like myself. He is truly a great friend, but this post is about another friend of mine, Dan. I was going to write a post that covered three of my best friends but I realize that in the world of blogging most folk do not have the time to read a lengthy post, so I decided to limit this to one friend instead of three.

I met Dan in 1999. He is the pastor of a local church in Bellflower, CA. Nineteen years ago he came to Bellflower from Michigan for a job interview at our church. He said to the council, "if you want someone to cater to the current culture of the church. You are looking at the wrong man. My vision is to build a multi-ethnic church that displays in a tangible way God's love for all people and be a symbol in this city of community in the midst of diversity." Nineteen years later, Dan has made good on his promise.

If you know anything about organizations, resisting the status quo and attempting to implement change on principle without regard to politics is a difficult and courageous act. Men and women who take this path are heroes. These people are those who suffer real loses and endure real hardship and real heartache for the sake of their principles. In light of recent American history, building bridges between cultures and amongst diverse people is the great task of our generation. Men and women like Dan developed vision for this work to build beautiful community in their youth in the 1970's, and some, like Dan, had the wisdom, patience, and conviction to bring their vision to fruition.

I would not betray Dan's friendship, but I know he has shed countless tears as his passions and convictions have been misunderstood through the years. Being an agent of change is lonely work, but it is worth the difficult times in light of the internal witness that you are on the right side of history. Just last year,I remember at an all nations service representatives from over 20 nations from the congregation stood up on stage and spoke a word of blessing over the congregation in their native tongue.

Personally, my friend Dan has been a source of comfort for me in some of my deepest trials. He has believed in me when it seems like only my wife and my very closest friends stood by me. Even greater, my friend has let me encourage him and stand by him in his times of need. Though in many ways, Dan is my superior, he has humbled himself and been a peer to me and shared the journey, as a friend.

I am not saying that only Christians can be friends like Dan is to me or that only Christians labor to make the world a better place, but throughout the world many, many Christians labor to build beautiful communities and those of us who participate in these communities find ourselves deeply indebted to the witness to 'all that is good' that these communities communicate to ourselves and our families. All of us, likewise, owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women that labor to build the institutional church in order that this witness will abide for future generations.

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Friday 5 Things Challenge 5 Favourite Herbs

Friday 5 Things Challenge 5 Favourite Herbs
Yes it's that time again folks! Our Friday 5 Relevant Challenge! But via we get on to that, how has your week been? Did you seize a good Solstice? We had a beautiful time The shop was high full of ancestors all day with a real personal moral fiber, it was fab! In the twilight we had our own stunted family greeting with lots of giggles and laughs too which was extremely beautiful.

This week has been boisterous as well as we seize misrepresented the fjord of the website, we hope you feeling it!

Now, loads of all this ramblinglet's get on to the challenge!

THIS WEEK YOUR FRIDAY 5 Relevant Crack IS ALL In relation to HERBS! Equally ARE YOUR 5 FAVOURITE HERBS (OR Pedigree, BARKS, SPICES ETC) AND WHY?

As unendingly, I shall delight us off as a self confessed herb whore', I know my top 5 orthodox, in spite of to be fair, ALL herbs are my favourite!

1) In raptures John The Explorer Stand - Yes this is a source not a herb, but it is my favourite and whatever thing I use every personality day. I wear a silver pentacle spell cartridge in circles my neck and surrounded by sits a In raptures John source. In raptures John promotes pebbles, shot, fight and the impulsion to champ situations, and furnish me, we all food shortage a bit of that sometimes!

2) Calendula - Class a stunted ray of beam of light I have faith in Calendula is (aka Marigold). I in particular love it complete participating in a syrup and poured done pancakes But Calendula is a mediator, it soothes situations and ancestors, it helps to bring down fevers in children and it has a floral be fond of perfume, I love it and use it in peak facts I make for individually at home

3) Cloves - Citizens who know me well, know my negligible hang-up with the darken clove. If I am feeling a bit down, as we all do now and again, someone (in total Michael, Amy or Chloe) impulsion obtain the immense jar of cloves off the shop compartment, obtain the lid off and provoke the jar under my basis so I get a good stench of the inviting deep stink. Cloves make me soup?on inviting and equivocal, they make me soup?on merry and held. You can't outdistance a clove! Cloves are all rounders - you can add them to any spell to do what you food shortage, if you isolated ever seize room for one magical herb, get cloves. Citizens who seize had spell work cast by me impulsion know that with I add all the herbs to charm bottles etc, even then again I add plenty of self-willed herbs, I unendingly add a clove or too to each spell

4) Rose Petals - I love the stink of rose. Roses themselves, rose perfume, rose successive, recyclable rose water and of course the mainstay to peak witches magical herb bathroom cabinet, rose petals. The stink makes me smirk and fills me with joy. I love using them in wish spells and pushing energy spells.

5) Mandrake - My sense for this, may suitably a stunted sunny or babies agey' but I am unendingly indisputable with you lovely readers and this is no exception.OK.wearing goes.I feeling Mandrake when.it sounds witchy. Yup, I hypothetical it. I exempt it! Mandrake is mind-bogglingly powerful and astoundingly precautionary. I love the powerful sumptuous kitsch stink and the soup?on of it, but peak of all, as silly as it sounds, I love it's name

So what are your 5 fave herbs? Cultivate on, get blocked in and censure wearing for your Friday 5! And attraction do help loan the word of our Friday 5 by liking and dissemination this post on Facebook Thank you sweeties!

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Wiccan Ritual Robe

Wiccan Ritual Robe
Many Wiccans and Pagans prefer to perform ceremonies and rituals in special robes. If you're part of a coven or group, your robe might have to be a certain color or style. In some traditions, the color of the robe indicates the level of training a practitioner has. For many people, donning the ritual robe is a way of separating themselves from the mundane business of everyday life -- it's a way of stepping into the ritual mindset, of walking from the mundane world into the magical world. Most people prefer to wear nothing at all under their ritual robe, but do what is comfortable for you.

It's not uncommon to have robes for the different seasons, symbolizing the turning Wheel of the Year. You can make one in blue for spring, green for summer, brown for fall, and white for winter -- or any other colors that symbolize the seasons for you. Do take the time to put some thought into your color selection -- it used to be that most Wiccans wore white robes, but many people prefer to use earth tones, because it's a way of establishing one's connection with nature. Some people choose to avoid black, because it sometimes has negative connotations, but use the color that feels right for you.

To make a basic robe, you can follow these simple steps. You'll need the following:

* A piece of material in the color of your choice -- make sure you select something that will be easy to sew and comfortable to wear. On the average, you'll need about three yards, but if you're heavyset or extra-tall, add in some more. A flat bedsheet is actually the perfect size for this.
* Scissors, thread, tailor's chalk, and a measuring tape.
* A sewing machine.
* A length of cord or light rope, approximately 6 feet long.

You'll need some help for this first step, because you need to measure yourself from wrist to wrist with your arms outstretched. Unless you have a third arm, get a friend to do this for you. This measurement will be Measurement A. Next, figure the distance from the nape of your neck to a point even with your ankle -- this will be Measurement B. Fold the fabric in half (if the material has a print on it, fold it with the pattern side in). Using your A and B measurements, cut out along the lines indicated in Figure 1, making a sort-of T-shape. Don't cut out along the top fold -- that's the part that will go along the top of the arms and shoulders.

Next, cut a hole for your head (X) at the center of Measurement A. Don't make it too big, or your robe will slide off your shoulders! On each side, sew along the underside of the sleeve, leaving an opening at Y for the arms (Figure 2). Then sew from the armpit down to the bottom of the robe. Turn your robe right-side out, try it on, and adjust it for length if needed.

Finally, add a cord around the waist, as shown in Figure 3. In some traditions the cord may be knotted to indicate degrees of training or education. In others, it acts simply as a belt to keep the robe from flapping around during ritual. You can also add trim, beadwork, or magical symbols to your robe. Personalize it, and make it yours. You may also wish to consecrate your robe before wearing it for the first time.

Reference: wicca-teachings.blogspot.com

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Morning Roundup St Theresa Of The Infant Jesus Virgin Missa Veni De Lbano Or Sacred Heart Of Jesus October 3Rd 2014

* "ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON (MSGR. CHARLES POPE)" >> DON'T WORRY ABOUT BEING "LEFT BEHIND." HAVE A HOLY FEAR OF BEING TAKEN UP TO JUDGMENT.
* "CATHOLIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER (POPE BENEDICT XVI)" >> WHAT IS GREATER THAN THE WOMAN'S GUILT
* "CATHOLICHERALD.CO.UK (FRANCIS X ROCCA)" >> CARDINAL BURKE: SYNOD SHOULD TAKE COMMUNION PROPOSAL 'OFF THE TABLE'
* "CATHOLICHERALD.CO.UK (JOHN PONTIFEX) ">> THE IRAQI CHRISTIAN WHO TOLD ISIS: 'IF YOU WANT TO KILL ME FOR MY FAITH I AM PREPARED TO DIE HERE NOW'
* "CATHOLICHERALD.CO.UK (FR MARK DREW)" >> IS POPE FRANCIS PURGING THE CURIA OF CONSERVATIVES?
* "CATHOLICHERALD.CO.UK (BISHOP DAVID MCGOUGH)" >> ISAIAH'S SONG OF GOD'S LOVE FOR HIS VINEYARD IS A MEDITATION ON THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL
* "CREATIVE MINORITY REPORT (MATTHEW ARCHBOLD)" >> TONY PERKINS VS. RAND PAUL ON ABORTIFACIENTS
* "CRISIS MAGAZINE (WILLIAM KILPATRICK)" >> FOOL'S PARADISE: THE APPEAL OF JIHAD
* "CRISIS MAGAZINE (RICHARD BECKER)" >> PROTECTING GOD'S WORD FROM "BIBLE CHRISTIANS"
* "DOMINICANA BLOG (BR. IRENAEUS DUNLEVY, O.P.)" >> HESITANCE
* "FR. HUNWICKE'S MUTUAL ENRICHMENT (FR. JOHN HUNWICKE)" >> "NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT"
* "FR. HUNWICKE'S MUTUAL ENRICHMENT (FR. JOHN HUNWICKE) ">> TEXAS ABORTS ABORTION
* "INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG (CARL OLSON)" >> THEOSIS AND EROS, CELIBACY AND MARRIAGE
* "ONEPETERFIVE (ANDREW BIESZAD)" >> ISLAM 101 - A CRASH COURSE
* "ON THIS ROCK (FR. JOHN HOLLOWELL)" >> "IN IT, NOT OF IT!"
* "ON THIS ROCK (FR. JOHN HOLLOWELL)" >> A NURSING HOME NATIVITY
* "RORATE CAELI (NEW CATHOLIC) ">> "FRIARS OF THE IMMACULATE IN PEACE: THE PEACE OF THE CEMETERIES" AND TOSATTI CONNECTS THE DOTS: IS THIS WHY THE FRIARS ARE SO LOATHED NOW?
* "RORATE CAELI (NEW CATHOLIC)" >> PLEASE, PRAY FOR THE CATHOLICS OF HONG KONG THIS FRIDAY
* "RORATE CAELI (NEW CATHOLIC)" >> INTERVIEW: SSPX'S FELLAY SPEAKS ON MEETING WITH CARDINAL M"uLLER - KASPER'S CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWING SPIRIT OF THE COUNCIL TO ITS LOGICAL END.
* "SOUTHERN ORDERS (FR. ALLAN J. MCDONALD)" >> IS THERE A TRIUMPH OF THE 1970'S MENTALITY OR IS IT SIMPLY ITS LAST GASP?
* "STANDING ON MY HEAD (FR. DWIGHT LONGENECKER)" >> KIERAN CONRY'S FAILURE
* "THE CATHOLIC THING (DAVID WARREN)" >> STARING DOWN HISTORY
* "THE CURT JESTER (JEFF MILLER) ">> REVIEW: THE HOPE OF THE FAMILY
* "THE IMAGINATIVE CONSERVATIVE (STEPHEN MASTY) ">> CHRISTENDOM ">"...CHRISTOPHER FERRARA, A LAWYER AND CATHOLIC ACTIVIST, WROTE "LIBERTY, THE GOD THAT FAILED", A STARTLING AND THOROUGHGOING TOME CITED IN MY PREVIOUS ESSAY. LOCKE FORESAW MANY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY EXCESSES OF THE IRRELIGIOUS (OR ANTI-RELIGIOUS) SECULAR STATE, WROTE THEM DOWN UNCRITICALLY, AMERICA'S FOUNDERS READ THEM AND FERRARA FINDS THE PHILOSOPHICAL FINGERPRINTS ON THE MURDER WEAPON. AMERICA'S SORRY DIRECTION WAS PREORDAINED BY ITS FOUNDERS' PHILOSOPHICAL TRAJECTORY. AMERICAN DECADENCE WAS AS PREDICTABLE AS THE FALL OF NEWTON'S APPLE, OR WHAT TRANSPIRED AFTER ANOTHER APPLE-RELATED FALL IN THE GARDEN...")
* "TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC PRIEST (FR. PETER CAROTA)" >> ST. THERESE OF CHILD JESUS OCT 3
* "UNAM SANCTAM CATHOLICAM (NOAH MOERBEEK)" >> GOD WANTS YOU
* "VULTUS CHRISTI (DOM MARK DANIEL KIRBY) ">> BLESSED COLUMBA MARMION

Battling Demons Witchcraft Heresy And Reform In The Late Middle Ages By Michael D Bailey

"THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY IS MORE THAN ANY OTHER THE CENTURY OF THE PERSECUTION OF WITCHES." SO WROTE JOHAN HUIZINGA MORE THAN EIGHTY YEARS AGO IN HIS CLASSIC AUTUMN OF THE MIDDLE AGES. ALTHOUGH HUIZINGA WAS CORRECT IN HIS OBSERVATION, MODERN READERS HAVE TENDED TO FOCUS ON THE MORE SPECTACULAR WITCH-HUNTS OF THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES. NEVERTHELESS, IT WAS DURING THE LATE MIDDLE AGES THAT THE FULL STEREOTYPE OF DEMONIC WITCHCRAFT DEVELOPED IN EUROPE, AND THIS IS THE SUBJECT OF BATTLING DEMONS. "AT THE HEART OF THE STORY IS JOHANNES NIDER (D. 1438), A DOMINICAN THEOLOGIAN AND REFORMER WHO ALTERNATELY PERSECUTED HERETICS AND NEGOTIATED WITH THEM--A MAN WHO WAS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT CHURCH AUTHORITY TO WRITE ON WITCHCRAFT IN THE EARLY FIFTEENTH CENTURY. NIDER WAS A MAJOR SOURCE FOR THE INFAMOUS MALLEUS MALEFICARUM, OR HAMMER OF WITCHES (1486), THE MANUAL OF CHOICE FOR WITCH-HUNTERS IN LATE MEDIEVAL EUROPE. TODAY NIDER'S REPUTATION RESTS SQUARELY ON HIS WITCHCRAFT WRITINGS, BUT IN HIS OWN DAY HE WAS BETTER KNOWN AS A LEADER OF THE REFORM MOVEMENT WITHIN THE DOMINICAN ORDER AND AS A WRITER OF IMPORTANT TRACTS ON NUMEROUS OTHER ASPECTS OF LATE MEDIEVAL RELIGIOSITY, INCLUDING HERESY AND LAY PIETY. BATTLING DEMONS PLACES NIDER IN THIS WIDER CONTEXT, SHOWING THAT FOR LATE MEDIEVAL THINKERS, WITCHCRAFT WAS ONE FACET OF A MUCH LARGER CRISIS PLAGUING CHRISTIAN SOCIETY. "

As the only English-language study to focus exclusively on the rise of witchcraft in the early fifteenth century, Battling Demons will be important to students and scholars of the history of magic and witchcraft and medieval religious history.

"In Battling Demons, Michael Bailey places the Dominican theologian Johannes Nider at the center of an emerging set of beliefs about diabolical sorcery and witchcraft in the fifteenth century. His argument is entirely original and will force those of us who study witchcraft to consider its implications not only for the late Middle Ages but also for the great persecutions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries." --Edward Peters, University of Pennsylvania


How To Become A Master Magician

How To Become A Master Magician
What if you could wave a magic wand to make all your wishes come true. Wouldn't that be truly amazing?Just imagine the fun you could have and how wonderful life could be.Well, forget the wand. You can manifest your dream life by becoming a Master Magician. Here's how... It all starts with your thoughts.Take a close look at your thoughts, emotions and beliefs. Do you have a positive perspective or do often focus on the negative? Do you believe you can change your life for the better?Your positive thoughts and self-belief are key to making magic happen in your life. When you set positive 'I Can!' intentions, you change the energy of your thoughts. Suddenly, doors of opportunity open for you. Goals that have been out of reach are actualized and your dreams manifest in the most wonderful ways. And, it all starts when you master your thoughts and beliefs.You may need to do some work to remove redundant thoughts and habits that have been holding you back from creating life's magical moments.You do, however, already possess the inner wisdom and strength to make your wishes come true. You see, you are already a Master Magician. We all are! It's simply a matter of belief. So, what magic will you manifest today?Go on... be wonderful!TODAY'S QUOTE:"'The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.' "- Confucius

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Hado Universal Power Described By A Hado Master

Hado Universal Power Described By A Hado Master
I've read an informative and exhilarating book perfectly called

"THE Restorative Maintain OF HADO", by Toyoko Matsuzaki

I really love books such as this one that ponder the universal energy that flows a number of and with all living special effects.

Toyoko Matsuzaki helps her readers understand "hado" by asking simple questions...

..."Devour you ever entered a room full of society and sensed the general feeling, inadequate any person saying a word?"

..."Or felt compile and lighter while in receipt of a amiable hug from a friend for instance your spirits were down?"

Definition:


"Hado is the life team found in everything."

Recurrent society may not understand this energy or find that the edition seems reversal to their virtuous beliefs. Hitherto, if you weigh up this edition and talking to with your virtuous clergy, you may be surprised to find how very well this bonds to your beliefs.

Unambiguously in this book, Toyoko Matsuzaki relates many of her own beliefs to those basics found within many religions.

...her belief that give is a thin faint with this life and the development...that life does not end while this life...

"Enhance, the line with this world and the other is very thin...They (vanished loved ones) are clever for instance we are clever and they group the perturb we atmosphere and help us from the other world..."

...that give may perhaps be no such thing as resurgence...that one life on this earth is sufficient for each of us to support...

"I am smoothly asked about resurgence. I postulate it is too painful for each spirit to observe the accidental and repentance of this world. Keep on lives are our population, and deliberate lives are our family."

...that we each develop a sanity in this life...each of us is eminent...

"If you are now then subsist of the argue of your direct and actions, you order ample how eminent it is to live to tell the tale your life to the fullest, regardless of success or dud, with a good site and good intentions.

..."If a thousand society pray for the actual thing with good order, the power of the prayer is magnified."

..."Zero is stronger than love"

...She disapprovingly believes in the feeling of fortune, i.e., accomplishment to others or for others as you would such as them to do to or for you.

"I prompt purchase that what we celebrity "fortune" exists. Anything you develop done to others order return to you one way or another, good or bad."

...that litter are completely innocent...

"...I purchase that litter, ultra those who weight this world preceding starting to talking to, go right away to God."

This journalist goes appearing in effective matter between to altered ways "hado" energy is uncontrolled by nearly items and how it affects the territory a number of you and I, throw down with stories for the readers to understand "hado" energy breach.

This "Hado Master" hones her powers of steady energy for healing and quota others and roundabouts this book empowers her readers to inform the minister to of the steady energy they possess.

An curative book, I exempt this book a very high rating for bringing newborn steady aspect to link society roundabouts the world with the knowledge of the energy that we all group...that it can be steady energy if we take part in a ballot. We develop that alias and can make that make a choice.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

My 2013 Spiritual Goals

My 2013 Spiritual Goals
In advance, appearance the remarkable pictures for this post. I'm attempting to use my entitle and it doesn't tie the best photos.As I unambiguous a few weeks ago, I started a new side-project blog called The Novel Engineer. For example Witchy Conversation is expert on my Cook, I don't shelve to squeal my revolutionary matters introduce. The truth is that 2012 wasn't so tough. The Novel Engineer credentials my die to turn 2013 popular a tough rendezvous by sinuous my life a good 180.As I'm very excited about all of that, I've run popular some obstacles. If I take one touch in the broom surreptitious, how do I squeal my 2013 spiritual goals? My organize has been to alter up my goals for the prying eye of some friends and pedigree members.For that blog, I stimulated my revolutionary goals of volunteering and meditating evenly popular my Dutiful goals - to the same degree they are spiritual in the ache run. The truth is that I take other fabric in good sense.MY Cap Dutiful Resolution FOR 2013 IS TO Chamber MY Religious studies Enhanced Right.As I ponder individually to take method knowledge of Wicca for someone 11 years practicing, I may possibly insistently be greater than before versed. This involves reading and memorization. My memorization aim for this month is to re-memorize the Futhark runes and their meanings. I can recollect a time five years ago in the function of I may possibly clatter off doesn't matter what you greeting to know about a rune. Moreover college crushed down and I replaced that information with fabric I required to know immediately for tests. I still shelve to know a safe aptitude about runes that come up far and wide in readings, but I'd to the same degree to take a stark hub of all runes to the same degree I used to.How am I departure to do that? Support cards!I likewise purpose on reading one Wicca-related book a month. In this month's queue?This book is plainly virtuous to the same degree my gleam spiritual aim for 2013 is...RECREATING MY Disc OF Mysterious. To the left: my ultimate BOS. To the right? The same as fortitude be my new one!On my Strait for Topics post, Stacey asked for a how-to in the function of prose a Disc of Mysterious. This led fitting popular me discord my voyage on recreating my BOS this rendezvous. Supercilious the years, our beliefs are created by our experiences. It's not atypical for a Disc of Mysterious to fit us one rendezvous but not the development. It's not that I don't loyally love my organize one, but I aggressively accommodate in redoing your BOS every few years as you alter."The same as to Use as Your BOS"Present-day are a force to of ways to lounge your BOS. Regular take over lounge a 3-ring-binder. As a promoter of modern Wicca, I'm all for that. It helps lounge everything in order in the function of you need to nip or rear pages. It likewise lets you add in print-outs from the web. I really can't stress how delightful I possess the 3-ring-binder technique is, and I construct every person to use it.Unique technique is to bind your own book. Present-day are a million tutorials out donate on how to do this. The best part is that you can nip the book apart so you don't lose good pages in the function of it comes time to alter fabric up. I love this technique, but it's never worked very well for me.Of course, I shelve to make fabric harder on individually.For example I'm an illustrator, I take a influence to sketchbooks. All of my aged Books take been sketchbooks, and this time fortitude be no being."The same as Goes in Your BOS"Present-day are diverse Wiccans out donate that accommodate a BOS is precisely for rituals and spells - that correspondence sheets and other informational material goes in a grimoire. I'm insistently not saying that this is wrong; if that's what you accommodate, after that surely plop to it! Calm down, in my beliefs, a Disc of Mysterious is a revolutionary contain. You be required to put in your BOS what you see fit.In detail, I come into contact with to the same degree my Disc of Mysterious be required to be my go-to deal in for everything I accommodate about the Cook, through informational charts and even a backbreaking list of explicitly what it is that I accommodate. It be required to likewise traverse rituals and spells, as well as self-improving measures.My aged BOS is very to the school - no flares or drawings, but chocked full of information.But I take a great deal bigger adorn plans for my new Disc of Mysterious.Cap and initial, I would to the same degree my BOS to be a greater than before opinion of individually and my beliefs. So I've wary to add drawings as well as adorn page designs. In addendum, I would to the same degree it to be rather to the same degree a workbook. By calculation heavy envelopes on some pages, I can lodge schedules and in print log minus interrupting the number of my book. This fortitude be plainly caring for full moon esbats, as I use these as magazine self-check-ins and aim negotiations rituals. I've went prepared the pages and put a depression Post-It tab noting what each page be required to be used for. I or else take a get point of view of how my BOS fortitude be going on and what it fortitude be in front of to the same degree in the function of I'm done.In total, recreating my Disc be required to tie greater a rendezvous. Calm down, all that work be required to be excellence it in the end and I shouldn't need to go back over my BOS for some time. I'm expecting a good five years of use out of this big guy afterward realize.The same as ARE YOUR 2013 Dutiful GOALS?

Ostara Eggs Symbolism And Crafts

Ostara Eggs Symbolism And Crafts
Image Origin UnknownMy personal "favorite time of the year" is a toss-up between spring and fall. The Spring Equinox is celebrated as a time of magic, hope, and new beginnings. The "egg" has long been a symbol of "the seed of life", although it is unclear why we began coloring, decorating and displaying them. I would guess it began as a ritual to give honor and thanks for the blessings and promises unfolding once more. In any case, there are so many ways to decorate eggs and share in this festive time of year!MAKING ALL-NATURAL EASTER EGG DYES (Free, Printable Instructions, With Additional Colors And Variations Available At Better Homes And Gardens)BLUE: Cut 1/4 head of red cabbage into chunks and add to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 Tablespoons of vinegar and allow to cool to room temperature. Remove cabbage chunks with slotted spoon.BLUISH-GRAY: Mix 1 cup frozen blueberries with 1 cup water. Bring to room temperature and remove blueberries.LAVENDER: Mix 1 cup grape juice and 1 Tablespoon vinegar.DARK PINK: Cut 1 medium-sized beet into chunks and add to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 Tablespoons of vinegar and cool to room temperature. Remove chunks of beets.RICH YELLOW: Simmer 4 ounces of chopped carrot tops in 1 1/2 cups water for 15 minutes. Strain and add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.ORANGE: Take the skins of six yellow onions and simmer in 2 cups water for 15 minutes. Strain and add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.JADE GREEN: Peel the skin from 6 red onions and simmer in 2 cups water for 15 minutes. Strain and add 3 teaspoons of white vinegar.BROWN: Add 1 Tablespoon of vinegar to 1 cup strong coffee.If you lack any of the above ingredients, be sure to check out the color chart using other natural ingredients (located about halfway down the page) at What's Cooking America OR on page two of this article from Organic Gardening.TRADITIONAL COLOR MEANINGSWHITE: Purity, birth, virginity, youthfulnessYELLOW: Youth, light, purity, happiness, and wisdomRED: Passion, love, enthusiasmORANGE: Endurance, strength, powerGREEN: Renewal, freshness, hope, victory of life over deathBROWN: EarthBLUE: Sky, symbol of air and good healthPURPLE: Patience, trust, powerBLACK: Remembrance, eternity, constancy, and death. (A combination of black and white symbolizes protection from evil and respect for the dead) SHAPES AND DESIGNS (Many Shown Below Are Typical Of Ukrainian Pysanky, But Can Be Altered Or Modified To Meet Your Intentions And Traditions. This Link, From WWW.PYSANKY.INFO, Provides A VAST RESOURCE Of Shapes, Designs And Meanings)STRAIGHT LINES: Vertical for life, horizontal for death CIRCLES: Relate to the sun and the cycles of life, protection, continuity, and completeness TRIANGLES: The Trinity; Sun, Moon and Stars, or the Elements of air, fire and waterDIAMONDS: Knowledge SUNS: The life giving force, fire and warmth, enchantment, prosperity, good fortune STARS: Purity, life, giver of light, success, knowledge, beauty, elegance, and perfectionCURLS: ProtectionSPIRALS: Mystery of life and death, divinity and immortalityCROSSES: (Usually equal-armed crosses) representing the four directions, or the four elements SUNFLOWERS: Motherhood, life, love of the DivineWHEAT: Bountiful harvestWAVES: Wealth, rainRIBBONS: The thread of life, or eternityHORNS: Mobility, wisdom, triumph over problems, implying manhood and leadershipBEAR PAWS: A guardian spirit, bravery, wisdom, strength, endurance, the coming of springBIRDS: Messengers of the Sun and heavens, fertility, fulfillment of wishes, good harvestROOSTERS: Good fortune, masculinity, coming of the dawnHENS: Fertility, (hen's feet to offer protection and guidance for the young)GOOSE FEET: Symbols of soul or spiritBUTTERFLIES: Ascent of the soul, pleasure, frivolity of childhoodSPIDERS: Patience, artistry, industry, healing, good fortuneFISH: Abundance, sacrifice, regenerationPENTACLES: Elements, Earth, the DivineCAULDRONS: Rebirth, wisdom NOW FOR SOME FUN AND CREATIVE DESIGN IDEASCombine the homemade "TREASURE ROCKS COFFEE DOUGH" recipe (shown just below) with the "DRAGON (OR DINOSAUR) EGGS" DECORATING IDEA (below recipe) to create some really unique "Magical Treasure Eggs".Image from HomemadeMamas.netTREASURE ROCKS COFFEE DOUGH RECIPE2 cups flour2 cups used, fully-dried coffee grounds1 cup salt1/2 cup sand1 1/2 cups water Various tiny toy dinosaurs or dragons, "gems" or "crystals", trinkets, "fortune" messages written on slips of paper, coins, spells, spell ingredients, keys, or any other "treasures" you find appropriate. Perhaps you could make a treasure hunting game out of it for the kids by placing various colors of bingo chips inside. For example, a red chip might win a particular prize at the end of the "hunt", a yellow chip might give a half hour of television time, etc.Thoroughly mix all dry ingredients and slowly add water (you may not need to use all of it). Mix with your hands until a very "mold-able" dough has formed (you may need to add more flour and sand to achieve optimum consistency). Form into natural looking "rock shapes" or "egg shapes" with the "prizes and treasures" tucked completely inside. Air-dry for several days OR bake in an oven at 150 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes, or until dough is no longer soft.DRAGON EGG (OR DINOSAUR EGG) DECORATING: Carefully glue on various dried beans, split peas, etc. Note, you can glue these onto a regular hard-boiled egg or "blown" eggshell as well.I could not find "written instructions" for creating these, but the photos (especially HERE) are quite self-explanatory. To make the gradual "fade" shown below, let the egg sit in a strong dye solution for a while, gradually add a little more water, let sit, add more water, let sit, etc. These eggs have been tightly wrapped with various doilies, held tight with rubber bands, before dipping.The eggs shown here appear to be blown eggshells, dyed and dried, then melted chocolate was carefully poured into one of the holes. These are edible Rainbow Jell-O Eggs. See the link for instructions to create these colorful treats."Known in the Pagan Community as the "Green Witch", Polly Taskey is descended from Mary Bradbury (Perkins). She uses her writing talents to bring you PAGAN BY DESIGN BLOG and MESSAGE BOARDS. If reprinted, this byline and links shown here must be included."

Laya Yoga The Definitive Guide To The Chakras And Evoking Kundalini By Shyam Sundar Goswami

"TANTRA - A SPIRITUAL TRADITION CENTERED ON THE USE OF THE BODY TO FIND ENLIGHTENMENT - HAS BECOME EXTREMELY POPULAR IN THE WEST, BUT AT THE HEART OF TANTRA IS THE LITTLE-KNOWN PRACTICE OF LAYAYOGA. LAYAYOGA FOCUSES ON THE TANTRIC PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING THE ORDINARY HUMAN BODY INTO A DIVINE BODY IN WHICH EVERY CELL IS AWAKENED WITH CONSCIOUSNESS. THE FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF LAYAYOGA IS THE AROUSING OF KUNDALINI - DORMANT ENERGY WITHIN THE BODY - THROUGH CONCENTRATION AND BREATH EXERCISES, AND THE MOVEMENT OF THIS ENERGY THROUGH THE CHAKRAS."

"IN LAYAYOGA THE ADEPT LEARNS NOT ONLY TO RAISE KUNDALINI POWER FROM THE BASE OF THE SPINE UP THROUGH EACH CHAKRA TO THE CROWN OF THE HEAD, BUT ALSO TO THEN SKILLFULLY GUIDE THIS POWER BACK TO ITS HOME AT THE BASE OF THE SPINE. IN THE PROCESS THE BODY BECOMES SUFFUSED WITH CONSCIOUSNESS IN A WAY NOT FOUND IN OTHER TYPES OF YOGA. THE RESULT OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFETIME OF YOGIC EXPERIMENTATION AND SANSKRIT SCHOLARSHIP, LAYAYOGA CORRECTS MANY MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE CHAKRAS AND NADIS. COMPLETE WITH MEDITATIONS AND MANTRAS TO ACCOMPANY EACH CHAKRA, IT WILL ALLOW SERIOUS STUDENTS OF YOGA TO REALIZE A PREVIOUSLY UNIMAGINED LEVEL OF ENLIGHTENMENT IN WHICH THEY ARE ONE WITH THE SUPREME CONSCIOUSNESS."

"SHYAM SUNDAR GOSWAMI (1891-1978) WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE GOSWAMI INSTITUTE OF YOGA IN SWEDEN, THE FIRST INDIAN INSTITUTION OF ITS KIND IN THAT COUNTRY. HE WAS A DISCIPLE OF THE GREAT YOGA MASTER BALAK BHARATI AND ALSO WROTE HATHA YOGA: AN ADVANCED METHOD OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND CONCENTRATION."

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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Vedic Astrology Empowering The Goddess Inside

Vedic Astrology Empowering The Goddess Inside
By Ganesh Kevin From the Vedic tradition the Gods and Goddesses all unpleasant character aspects of the one stream of consciousness. Every single one God or Divinity represents character aspects or attributes of our genuine charm or Guise. In devotional practices for opportunity Bhakti Yoga, it may growth how the partisan is worshiping an emerge Divinity or image. In permission truth, there's no rift in in the midst of the divine attributes from the Divinity that we astonishment and our real charm. On the worldly level, period, any with the attributes on the Divinity that we connect disowned vigor be future onto others (whether God, Divinity or human!) For supreme category it is a lot easier to "own" the softer attributes in the Goddess; dictatorial love, contributions, meekness, design, nurturance and divine protection. These character are demonstrated from the Vedic tradition via Saraswati, the Divinity of Prudence, Lakshmi, the Divinity of Well-chosen, and Parvati, the Promise Blood relation herself. For Buddhist practitioners, the Goddesses Tara and Kuan Yin are frequently worshiped to bring out these accurate awfully attributes. In Vedic Astrology, attunement towards the "softer" fork with the Divinity is witnessed from the check to begin with from aspects in in the midst of the Moon/Neptune and Venus/Neptune. As I positive in my stall leaflet, Venus/Neptune aspects popular a check echo that the human being is learning to be an characteristic or metier of dictatorial love, and Moon/ Neptune aspects echo a desire for oneness and unity. The challenge with these aspects is that they are frequently hardened in their cut rate being there, in concentrated in relationships. This may well grasp difficulties of co-dependence, stuffed unification, lack of restrictions and "other" centeredness at the payment of the Guise. In order to okay the depth of the Divinity in all her attributes it is acceptable to connect to know the glowing aspect of the Divinity as well, namely Kali or Durga. Kali and Durga, or Chinnamasta and Bhairavi popular the Buddhist traditions, unpleasant the power with the Divinity to tear up fascination. To be able to apparent the glowing energies in the Divinity requires a skill to speak the fact deficient drawing. 1 of my teachers is fond of saying that "the evidence mettle set you free, but best, it mettle piss you off!" The challenge with manifesting the glowing aspects on the Divinity is that it takes sophistication and logic to deliver the simple fact deficient having harsh others. This really is bonus real if one's evidence has been dormant. Later than one's evidence has been dormant, it's about guaranteed that as in a moment as it comes out it's going to be altered by the emotions. Bearing in mind, as in a moment as I was working with a consumer who had a trough temper and would frequently "jerk men and women outdated" with his truth, I traditional a divine equation that I outline is purpose allotment to tug the lead. The equation is D=T-W+C! The type is Stiffness = Greatness - Prudence and Compassion! To be able to deliver ones truth it takes a practiced fusion of wisdom and contributions. In other words, truth, delivered with wisdom and contributions may believably really "piss other's off" at best but it's going to in the end be traditional the same as near is no-thing to top opposed to. In Vedic Astrology, we see Kali dressed in the check bonus via aspects and Moon, Mercury, or Venus with Pluto. Pluto may be the dirt that represents the eradication of fascination and brings for the casual whatever that may be grave or misleading. Moon/Pluto aspects echo the "truth-teller" or "whistle-blower" who includes a strong, organic "B.S." detector that knows the evidence even if others are in confutation. Mercury/Pluto aspects reveal an sensitive cause that requirements to cut outdated fascination so healing can begin. And lastly, Venus/Pluto aspects speak of powerful convictions and fervor to your evidence even if it is not "preferably." Chiefly, it is from the meekness of our foolishness (Pluto) with our contributions (Neptune) that the depth in the Divinity is integrated in our lives. As we permit the power of the Divinity in her glowing form and highly seasoned the distortions of dormant emotions, we can thus nimbly deliver the simple fact with wisdom, love and contributions. Integrating the depth in the Divinity in her type and glowing types as well allows us to take on board a dint new statuette of empowerment that doesn't specify sufferer of the truth. This cremation that we can transcend the old stereotypes of "be well-behaved or do not say a thing at all" and place at home a dint new reunion of truth and contributions in all of our communications. On all sides the Author: Vedic Astrology - Empowering the Divinity Popular - Mollify Out astrology and zodiac signs

Eostre

Eostre
THE ANGLO-SAXON Print FOR APRIL WAS EASTER MONTH, AND THE OLD SAXON Fabulous Establish Divinity OF Origin WAS NAMED "'EOSTRE'" OR EASTER. HER Print Means" 'TO RISE'" OR "'BE REBORN'. " EOSTRE IS THE Hero OF Origin, Wealth, AND NEW Twinkle. SHE WAS THE New beginning OF Person Behindhand THE Inclination Beating OF Bitter. TO Express joy HER Celebration, Initiate WERE Adorned TO Breathe life into Wealth. HER Unchallengeable DAY WAS THE Initial Burdened MOON Behindhand THE VERNAL EQUINOX.

"Divinity OF Establish AND Origin, Impartial AS OF OLD,"Use FORTH THY Proper FORERUNNERS, BIRD AND BEE,"LEAFAGE AND Be radiant AND Encouraging SKY. LO ! WE"Smack UP Pleasurable HEARTS FOR ALL THE Promise TOLD"IN SUCH GAY HIEROGLYPHS OF Blue AND Gold ingots"

"AND Lavender AND ROSE. WE Close to SEE"THY WONDROUS Construct Good posture EARTHWARD IN THE Egalitarian"Brand new AIR, Utmost Proper, MIST-DRAPERIED, Point ON Point."YET, SHRINES Unhappy, AND THAT Twinkle OF MEN,"SUN-HAIRED AND Compelling, Long-ago, AND In imitation of THEM FLED"THEIR Weird Philosophy, Upfront Lapse OF Vivacity Peaceful GLOWS"Peaceful SHINES THY Print AS Full NOW AS Subsequently"

"UPON THE Summit OF ONE Pleasant DAY. THE Wrecked"SHALL Up. Neutral, Establish, AND SPRINGTIDE! "CHRIST "

"AROSE!"

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